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STAFF STUDY -- SIMULATED IMAGERY PROGRAM
1. PROBLEM
To develop artificial imagery containing known distortions and
known geometric characteristics to be used for testing NPIC developed
equipment. .
FACTS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM
a. Sophisticated and complex equipment designed for auto
correlation, stereo tracking, anamorphic correction, etc.
has been developed or is now under development by NPIC.
b. These'items represent a total projected development
cost of approximately To insure that these
,equipments are properly performing their required functions,
operational-type imagery is.required for test purposes at
the various Contractor facilities, and for NPIC Engineering
Support Division during final evaluation.
c. Imagery suitable for utilization as realistic test
material is normally highly classified, due either to its
content or to the acquisition system parameters, which
might.possibly be reconstructed from the materials.
Imagery is seldom,available in which the operational and
geometric distortion characteristics are completely known.
Since ground truth is missing, it often cannot be deter-
mined whether the imagery or the equipment being tested
is in error.
d. Many Contractors have neither the clearances nor the
.facilities for storing or handling highly classified
material.
e. Computerized techniques may be utilized for simulating
complex geometrical situations, where it is not possible
or, desirable to use the true conditions.
3. DISCUSSION
a. Current Procedures - There presently is no unclassified
panoramic strip or strip oblique photography, with all the
operational parameters and'geometric distortion characteris-
tics known which can be used at Contractor sites to check
out instruinents or programs under development. Verbal reports
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d ?it cn data have been used in '- e mast, but this method
solving the problem has never been cor=nietely sa is factory
is becoming even more unsuitable as the equipments become
-ore intricate and precise.
I. Origin of Concept - The unsuitability of current procedures
has been h -4-lighted during the rrogress of a number of recent
development programs. As test plans have been developed,
i. n Increasing awareness that the operational efficiency
t -)ere
of instruments designed to reduce the distortions peculiar to
certain aerial imagery cannot be thoroughly tested, either at
the fabrication sites or at NPIC after installation. Not only
does the classification of operational material prevent con-
venient handling, both in transit and at the Contractor's
site, but also our knowledge of the actual acquisition para-
nieter is not sufficiently explicit to permit accuracte testing
at JPIC, i.e., ground truth is not available.
Proposed Program - It is envisioned that under the proposed
-project, high precision sample grids will be prepared which have
been distorted to appear in the form of operational imagery on
pitched pan and strip format. A computer program math model
would be constructed which is capable of accepting various
changes in such parameters as focal length, altitude, sweep rate,
IMC, air speed, film speed, etc. This would produce a graphic
printout of a grid pattern which would simulate the appearance
of an undistorted grid on the ground, but now distorted as if
it had been captured on actual imagery under the specified con-
ditions. This material would then be plotted in actual opera-
tional formats and lengths. It would also be possible, once the
basic program is written, to produce sets of images with only
certain of the variables displayed on each piece of material,
in order to avoid any analytical difficulties arising from the
simulation of all of the distortion parameters on a single piece
of material. Photographic reproductions would then be made of
these master printouts for use on an unclassified, or low level
classification basis at the Contractors' facilities as well as
within NPIC.
d, Selection of Contractor - Because of -the sensitive nature of
the material being simulated, and in order to expedite the pro-
posed program, only bids from Contractors having 'he: necessary
clearances will be solicited. Ideally, the work will be per-
formed by software people already familiar with acquisition
systems but not limited to any one company's product. If we
were to take one obvious approach and deal with the acquisition
system manufacturers themselves, more than one contract might be
necessary to obtain full coverage of all of the systems.
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would be derived which would permit the newer, more complex equip-
nients co be tested axed debugged. It would supply atest:ing means ,
with ciian eable inputs which would permit an assessment to be
_.ic de of the ability of new and untried systems to cope with varying
real-':rorlc conditions. if the program is not undertaken, it will
be difficult if not impossible to verify the outputs of some of
the features which are currently being designed into the newer
equipments, and it will be necessary to continue the remaining
testing procedures which are becoming more archaic as the equip-
ments to be tested become increasingly more sophisticated.
4. CO-_'~TCLUSIONS
Present EPIC methods for checking and testing certain film distortion
corrections are outmoded. With the arrival at NPIC of equipment now under
development, such as the High Precision Stereo Comparator, the NPIC test-
ing c_,pabili-ty will be exceeded and will be useless in certain areas. In
order to coin,pl-tely test these new equipments, and to permitoperioddicechecks,
tests, and verification of these and other systems, imagery
knoz?:rn parameters is required. The proposed project will yield this
necessary material through simulation rather than collection. Considering
the total development cost of equipment currently nearing the test and
evaluation stage, this appears to be a small and rather essential invest-
ment to insure that we are, in fact, getting what we paid for.
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R & D CATALOG FORM
DATE
27 February 1969
1.
PROJECT TITLE/CODE P1AME
2. SHORT PROJECT DESCRIPTION
To develop artificial imagery containing known
SIMULATED IMAGERY
distortions and known geometric characteristics to be
used for testing NPIC developed equipment.
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CLASS OF CONTRACTOR 6. TYPE OF CONTRACT
Manufacturer Fixed Price
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FUNDS
6. REQUISITION NO.
9. BUDGET PROJECT NO.
FY 19. $
NP-0-7
TRACT DATE
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FY 19 69 I
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A.A. - Confidential
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FY 19 .$
31 March 1969 - 31 July 1969
W. - Top Secret
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RESPONSIBLE DIRECTORATE/OFFICE/PROJECT OFFICER TELEPHONE EXTENSION
DDI/NPIC/TSSG/DED/
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REQUIREMENT/AUTHORITY
TSSG/DED requires unclassified imagery, with the same distortion as operational
imagery, to use at various contractor facilities to test equipment under
development.
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TYPE OF WORK TO BE DONE
Prepare a computer program for the UNIVAC 4+9)4 that will provide the capability-
for making a graphic plot to serve as simulated imagery of operational material.
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CATEGORIES OF EFFORT
MAJOR CATEGORY
SUB-CATEGORIES
Precision Measurement Su ort
Other
Information Handling Support
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END ITEM OR SERVICES FROM THIS CONTRACT/IMPROVEMENT OVER CURRENT SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, ETC.
The end item will be artificial imagery with the known distortions and geometric
characteristics of operational imagery. This will be used to insure that ex-
ploitation equipment is properly performing its function.
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SUPPORTING OR RELATED CONTRACTS (Agency & Other)/COORDINATION
There are no supporting or related contracts. Coordination has been effected
within the Agency and within the intelligence community through COMIREX.
18.
DESCRIPTION OF INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENT AND DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT (Continue on addi-
tional page if required)
This project isfor the development of a computer program suitable for the UNIVAC
4+9)4 computer. This computer program will produce a graphic plot of unclassified
artificial imagery inrthe operational film formats. This unclassified imagery
can be used at various contractors' facilities to test and accept certain auto-
correlation, automatic stereo tracking, etc. features of equipment under
development,
19.
APPROVED BY AND DATE
OFFICE -
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
DDCI
FORMea 2338 SECRET
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